A wonderful girl is Sarah,a regular Scarlett O'Hara.Her attitude's strong, her issues all wrong,you betcha she's bad for this era.

from Joel:

It appears that your campaign is cursed.First female veep? You san't be first.But for guys with low educationout in Lowry's Red State nationyou'll always provide sweet starbursts.

from Speck Backfire:

So Palin has bought a new wardrobe of clothingwith campaign money for the electorate's beholding,but fashionable Neiman Marcuswon’t save the party’s carcassif Republican policies are still the object of loathing.

Thanks to everyone who's supporting the American Center and submitting limericks. With only eight days left, we're issuing an open call for Election Day, and Post-Election Day, limericks.

Forget the polls. These limericks have been coming in recently--and the media elite only needs to turn to these rhymes to understand the "politcal climate," or whatever fancy term they use for the temperature on Main Street:

from Tarp Lazer Palin:

O the Liberal Left is a-wailin'and the common consumer's downscalin'on his packs of cold Pabst(for his budget's collapsed)and for hope he's not looking to Palin.

From Megan:

There once was a wannabee VPwhose faults were plain for the press to see"If you can't stop complainin'about the media, Ms. Palin -on a bridge to nowhere you will be!"

From Mark:

There once was a candidate Palinwhose integrity always was failin'.Inciting the mob,and bad at her job,the McCain campaign is now flailing!

from Frank:

There was a young woman named Palinwho on Democrats went to railin’.When she opened her mouthher logic went south.Now she must get a grade of failin’.

from Chris B:

When they trotted out old Sarah Palinall those hordes started gnashin' and wailin'"Had enough of Hussein!"and "Don't know about Spain!"Come November let's hope they'll be failin'!

From Christen:

There once was a woman named PalinWho had ludicrous ideas for the bailin'-out of a nation whose wealthwas disappearing as stealth,as the Republican party is flailing.

To refer to one's self as a maverickis to say that you're of a new fabric—but your hem is dippedin the oil that you've sipped,so you're dressed like an apparachik.

from Dennis:

If Palin's the gal you desire,please know that you're playing with fire.If you don't watch yourselfshe will take all your wealthand will never let you retire.As always, thanks to our contributors and to everyone on Main Street who is sending in their inspirational limericks.

Oh Governor Palin, tell me where and whendid you get that American flag lapel pin?Does third-wave feminism meanthat you must glitter to be seen?Or do your rhinestones help you rise above the din?

From Tarp Lazer Palin:

So the truth it stretches and bendsround the vows that my Sarah pretends…But for less or for morethere's good land off the shorewe'd be happy to sell ya, My Friends.

from Ryan:

Witch hunters can give you their blessin's,and Steve Schmidt can try teachin' ya lessons,but if to no availyour campaign still fails,the option's still there for secession!

from Anna:

The bigots and zealots are bustlin'the mobs say Obama's a "muslin"the shell has been crackedour nation be sackedby a Palin barbarian invasion.

from Speck Backfire:

Now it’s true that Republicans aren’t always verbally dexterous,they sometimes contract old priests to guard leaders from hexes,but if you think her credentialsnot quite vice-presidential,don’t ask and don’t tell — for that would be sexist.

Thanks to our contributors (and two Annas) and to everyone who's been sending in limericks. There's a crowd of decent Americans gathering in Main Street--and we'll be hearing much more from them this week.